Call to fill EU IT skills shortage

The European Commission has launched a "grand coalition" to address the region's IT skills shortages. Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes told delegates at CeBIT that the EU's competitiveness is "under threat" if it cannot fill the expertise gap. The shortages come at a time of high unemployment across Europe, she added, calling for greater awareness of IT career opportunities. Companies like Google have also launched programmes to entice students. Together witEuropean Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, Ms Kroes said that 1 million euros (£860,000) will be invested into the coalition. "This coalition is not about reinventing the wheel. It should be about building on existing success," she said. "I want people to be open in their commitments, join forces where they see the chance, and recognise we need to do things differently. "Quite simply, facing hundreds of thousands of unfilled vacancies, we cannot continue as we were; and we must all do our bit." Skills shortage The commission's own figures suggested that there will be 900,000 vacancies for IT-related roles by 2015. There are currently about 26 million people unemployed across Europe. The number of "digital jobs" - jobs based around IT - is growing by about 100,000 every year, yet the number of skilled IT graduates is failing to keep pace. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. //

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